David Garrard says he’s getting released

Posted by Josh Alper on September 4, 2012, 3:13 PM EDT

AP

Quarterback David Garrard returned to practice for the Dolphins on Monday for the first time since having arthroscopic surgery on his knee.

The team must not have liked what they saw all that much, because Garrard told Jay Glazer of FOX Sports that he’ll be getting released on Tuesday. Garrard admitted after the practice that he wasn’t all the way recovered from the operation.

“They didn’t want me to, and I didn’t feel like I was quite ready to move with guys flying around me,” Garrard said, via the Miami Herald. “But I feel good. I know I’m not quite exactly where I want to be, but it felt good just being back out there, realizing I can still drop and do all of those things.”

The news doesn’t really qualify as a major surprise. It’s not even as big of a surprise as the Dolphins keeping four quarterbacks on their 53-man roster in the first place. If Garrard and Matt Moore were both on the roster in Week One, their entire salaries would be guaranteed and that’s not the best way to allocate funds or roster spots.

Speaking of roster spots, there’s no word on how the Dolphins plan to fill the one vacated by Garrard. As soon as we know, we’ll pass the information along to the rest of PFT Planet.

Mike Smith was the Jags defensive coordinator when they beat the Steelers in the playoffs , about 5 years back ( Garrard only threw 3 INTS the whole season) , don’t be surprised if Atlanta kicks the tires just in case Matty Ice were to be injured…

I’m a Browns fan, but lived in North Carolina while he played at ECU, and I have a lot of friend s who are ECU alums. Garrard always seemed like a class act, hard working QB, and he beat the Steelers in the playoffs, good luck to you, Go Pirates.

P.S. I remember when Tom Coughlin said the Jaguars drafted Garrard because he reminded him of Steve McNair–and McNair had tormented them relentlessly. Doing the math, does this mean Jeff Fisher, at this very moment, is lobbying for the Rams to sign Garrard?

I bet the Dolphins will give Vince Young a look before their first game. It would be weird to see Young playing beside Bush, just like it was weird seeing Young on the same team as Mario Williams. Young still has the athletic abilities he has always had, he is just having problems getting the playbook down. Maybe Chan Gailey’s Offense was too complicated for him to learn or maybe they just didn’t like what they were seeing in him, either way he was cut and is available now.

Dolphins prey on the positive/wanting to help the team player Garrard is.
He agrees to work out throwing passes.
He does it gingerly. The Dolphins then say “see he is healthy” and cut him without an injury settlement.
As most know, a contract is week to week if a player is not on the roster before the first game.
Now the Dolphins don’t have to pay him.

Very manipulative of Jeff Ireland to get out of the contract.
You see why nobody wants to play for the Dolphins with actions like this.